<p>For those of you at NYU- tell me all about it! The people, the social life, the facilities, the faculty, the location, the academics, your experience- anything you can't stand and everything you love- I want to know it all. I need to get a better idea about the place, and I trust the students much more than the websites and the brochures.... and I'm a potential transfer from California (I go to UCSD), so I've got to figure out if it'll be worth it or not!
Thanks, kids.</p>
<p>Fionn</p>
<p>i chose nyu over ucla, ucsd, uc anything.
its different, it costs a lot compared to the in state tuition you're paying to go to ucsd. no gated campus with fresh grass to play on or trees to sit under-- the park doesnt really count. the dorms/residential experience is pretty luxurious compared to any ucs (i visited ucla's dorms, and they're four times bigger with one less person), lots of internships going on, the different schools at nyu is similar to the different schools in ucsd, but theres more restrictions i think, it registering for classes. </p>
<p>btw, which nyu school are you thinking of transferring to?</p>
<p>what kind of restrictions are there in choosing classes in NYU?</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I might not be the type for the whole "campus" thing. I mean, I HATE forced social activity, so I rarely join clubs, and I'm not one to lay out on the grass and be all picturesque and ****...haha.... Anyway, I think I'd prefer an actual city to the campus and La Jolla. I'm applying to CAS. I got into GSP last Fall, but was kind of turned off on not getting into the actual college. So I'm trying again...
So you think you made the better choice, choosing NYU over the UC's?? How's all the flying?</p>
<p>miche - im curious too what you mean by more restrictions registering for classes. not trying to be confrontational, just the way its appeared to me, we have more freedom in registering for classes than my friends at other college appear to have. so im just curious whats shaped your opinion to be that way =)</p>
<p>There are limitations in what classes you can take outside of your college. That's maybe what she meant.</p>
<p>what i meant was you can't register for classes that aren't in your school (and if you can, you can only get the easier elementary classes or the bad end of the things even if you appear to be rather good at it)-- for example students ouside of tisch can hardly roam into tisch's territory, same goes for stern, and sames goes for steinhardt (although it seems to me, steinhardt is less strict than the former two on this type of stuff). I guess i'll give an anecdote: My friend is an english major at CAS who wants to double major in Studio Art, however she can't find a way to do this. The advisors said she can't take any studio art classes at steinhardt (unless she applies to steinhardt and declare herself a studio art major and then take a few english classes at cas but even then you have to wait a year at the school to internally transfer!). She's thinking of Gallatin so she can combine the two, but she has to wait a year to internally transfer, again. You see how theres restrictions by the exclusive schools. Now given Smith College, you can easily do anything you want-- a friend of mine is there double majoring in American Literature and Studio Art. I also have a friend at USC who is double majoring in Business Administration and Television Production. So thats kind of what i meant</p>
<p>ahh gotcha.
okay well just to kinda balance that out a bit, i do like how we seem to have less specific requirements in classes that we have to take. i.e. you dont have to take math classes, or biology or something, unless it's required by your major. you just have to take things in "humanities" and "sciences." whereas my friends i know at other schools are required to take statistics and chemistry and all sorts of things, even if they're majoring in like photography or fashion design.</p>
<p>but yeah, it definitely is another thing altogether in regards to taking classes outside of your specific school at nyu, so keep their advice in mind, fionn!</p>
<p>I applied to NYU but chose to go to Notre Dame. But that being said, NYU has certain facets that make it a university unlike any other. It is in a central position in NYC, right around SoHO, Chinatown, etc. There are an unmatchable amount of shops, especially on Broadway, so much so that I think its a better place to shop than Fifth Ave. There are plenty of clubs and the night scene is great. For example, my friend is singing at a club next week and will most likely be signed by a CD company. That being said, NYU will tear a hole in your wallet, and pocket. It is very very expensive to live in NYC, unless you live frugally. Food is expensive, transpo is expensive, clothing is expensive, dorming is expensive, etc....</p>
<p>Yeah, I've been warned about the rediculous costs of NYC in general. But La Jolla- if any of you are familiar with it- is also rediculously high-priced. Example: It currently boasts THE highest gas prices in California. Too many old white people, is the issue. I don't know why they chose to build a public university at the center of it. The difference between the two for me will be the tuition, really... 23,000 for UCSD, 41,000 for NYU. And I get all of it here covered here. I know I might regret taking out all the loans, but I think the environment of New York would be beneficial for me in the long run. There really isn't much of an art scene here... or really a culture in general. Agh... I don't know... there's always a trade-off. I just can't decide which school has more.</p>
<p>Oh, also... that whole school division thing might severely screw me over. I'm applying to CAS for Art History, but I still might want to pursue Studio as a minor. I can't imagine not having the option to do that... it just doesn't make sense to me. And I wanted to take theatre classes... I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to do that, either. Not good.</p>
<p>You can take theatre classes through Tisch's Open Arts curriculum without being a major in any of Tisch's departments (hence "Open" Arts). For the studio art minor, though, you'd have to apply for the minor at Steinhardt, but I don't imagine it would be too difficult to do (though it's more than just simply registering for classes, you'd have to apply to the department come sophomore year).</p>
<p>Okay, that's a relief. The whole separate colleges thing was scaring me there for a bit. Any of you have any information on or experience with the Art History department? The creative writing minor? Both specialties would be the main reason I'm potentially doubling my college costs... I know from research that Art History's one of the highest rated departments in the country, or something, but would you say it's worth all the effort of transferring? My school is very much so a Science school, to a sickening degree. And I am very much so NOT a Science person, to an even more sickening degree.</p>
<p>Fionn, I recommend that you do a little research through the NYU webpages, if you haven't already done that. You can also ask questions of a lot of current students at the NYU livejournal community. The separate college system works well if you know what you want. For areas like studio art and drama, the reason that you can't just 'take' courses that majors do is that those programs require a portfolio or an audition. If someone wants to study those, then they should be applying to that program for a major and then they can fairly easily double major in CAS with a drama major.</p>
<p>The example that Miche gave of her friend not being able to double major in studio art is an example of someone who didn't research her options fully before applying. She would have been able to do this had she applied to the studio art program to begin with. </p>
<p>As mentioned, you'd be able to take the Open Arts drama classes at Tisch but not the classes which majors take, which is understandable because they're designed for majors and, honestly, it wouldn't be possible for most non-majors to be able to do them.</p>
<p>Lastly, you mentioned the tuition as being $41,000. No NYU college has tuition at that amount. Most are around the $30-32,000 range, then you add on housing and mealplans. Whether it's worth it or not is really a personal decision. I would highly recommend that you visit NYU before making your decision to attend. Going to school in the city is not for everyone.</p>
<p>heres info about the open arts classes (including drama) if you wanted to take a look at those:</p>
<p>(click on Fall 2006 Cross Registration Handbook for the list of classes)</p>
<p>fionn, i say take a risk and go to NYU...just do it. you'll regret it if you dont. whats the worst that can happen?</p>
<p>just do your research bc afterall, you're gonna have to be the one who moves and deals with all that change but i mean, if you love new york city and are bored with la jolla....why not? </p>
<p>i also have a question...does UCSD not have a social life, as i've been hearing? because the campus is cool and the area is nice...but how are the students, social life, etc?</p>
<p>The social life is what they say it is- dead. I'm sorry to say so, but it might be dissapointing for you. And I know a lot of people say that it is "what you make of it", and all that, but I'm an extemely social person. I joined clubs, I even created my own... it's just a different atmosphere there. I think it might have something to do with all of the separate colleges, and the fact that la jolla's population is predominatly over 50, excluding us students. Just a warning.</p>
<p>And the rest of you guys, thanks for all the help. Sorry about the mix-up with the tuition price- I meant to say overall price. I'm starting to think I might actually transfer. Oh, and I have visited the campus- twice. I know there really isn't one, but that's one of the more alluring factors of the school for me. I loved what I saw. I suppose I have some more research ahead of me.</p>